MODESTO, Calif. — A teenager was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting near a Modesto school.
According to the Modesto Police Department, the shooting happened near Elliott Alternative Education Center, not far from the northeast corner of Sunrise Avenue and Orangeburg Avenue around 1:45 p.m. Oct. 19.
MPD's Street Gang Unit, along with detectives from the Investigative Services Division, were able to identify the suspected shooter as a 17-year-old boy from Merced.
Police arrested him around 5 p.m. Saturday in Turlock. He was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of assault with a firearm and other weapon charges for being a minor and being near a school.
No one was hurt during the shooting.